Azerbaijan’s U-23 mini-football team opened its World Cup campaign with a 3-3 draw against Romania.
Khazar Aghalizada scored in the third minute, Nihad Aghayev in the 35th and Farid Abbasov in the 39th for Azerbaijan. The team earned one point from its opening match.
The tournament began today and will run in Croatia until October 16. Romania was Azerbaijan’s first opponent in the U-23 World Cup.